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Tuesday, 17 May 2011

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In the U.S., about 50,000 people die each year from secondhand smoke-related diseases.

In the U.S., 30,000 to 60,000 people die each year from secondhand smoke-related heart disease.

Of current smokers in the U.S., 2,633,000 have chronic bronchitis from smoking.

In the U.S., 1200 people die every day from tobacco related disease.

Of current smokers in the U.S., 358,000 have a cancer other than lung cancer from smoking.

Of current smokers in the U.S., 46,000 have lung cancer from smoking.

Of current smokers in the U.S., 384,000 have had a stroke from smoking.

Of former smokers in the U.S., 1,872,000 have chronic bronchitis from smoking.

Of former smokers in the U.S., 1,743,000 have emphysema from smoking.

Of former smokers in the U.S., 1,755,000 have had a heart attack from smoking.

Of former smokers in the U.S., 1,154,000 have a cancer other than lung cancer from smoking.

Of former smokers in the U.S., 138,000 have lung cancer from smoking.

Of former smokers in the U.S., 637,000 have had a stroke from smoking.

In the U.S., smoking results in 5.1 million years of potential life lost each year.

Smoking causes impaired lung growth during childhood and adolescence.

Since 1964, there have been 94,000 tobacco-related fetal and infant deaths in the U.S.

Cigarette smokers are 20 times more likely to develop lung cancer than non-smokers.

In 2000, 49% of middle school students who were regular smokers said they wanted to quit.

One cigarette company biologically engineered tobacco plants to have twice the normal level of nicotine.

Nicotine reaches the brain within 10 seconds after smoke is inhaled.

Cigarette smoke contains about 4800 chemicals.

599 additives are on the composite list released to the government in 1994 by tobacco companies of what may be added to cigarettes. This list includes all ingredients that are used although it does not tell which companies they are used by or which brands they are used in.

Insecure follower. These are all terms taken from Big Tobacco’s files that have been used to describe different groups of potential customers for their deadly, addictive products.

Tobacco kills over 20 times more people than murder.

Sodium hydroxide is a caustic compound found in hair removal products. It was found in cigarettes in 1994.

Tobacco companies’ products kill nearly 37,000 people every month. That’s more lives thrown away than there are public garbage cans in NYC.

Human sweat contains urea and ammonia. Urea is added to cigarettes.

In 1985, one tobacco company brainstormed the idea of reaching younger adult customers in record stores.

In 2006, a former Russian spy was allegedly murdered using Polonium -210. This radioactive chemical is also found in cigarette smoke, a fact at least one tobacco company was aware of in 1964.

On their websites, tobacco companies encourage people to quit smoking. However, in 2006, a court found that tobacco companies manipulate nicotine levels to keep smokers addicted.

Every day, tobacco-related disease kills about 476 women in the US.

As long ago as 1969, a tobacco company executive stated that they had “taken a great many steps to avoid advertising directed to young people.” Yet 10 years later, they supplied their products to be featured in The Muppet Movie.

Around the 1980s, tobacco companies labeled African Americans - less educated, prefer malt liquor, have problems with their own self-esteem.

In 1996, the tobacco industry said that drinking one to two glasses of whole milk a day was riskier than second-hand smoke.

In 1971, when one tobacco executive was reminded that smoking can lead to underweight babies, he said, “Some women would prefer smaller babies.”

According to the New York Times, in 1998, one tobacco executive said, “Nobody knows what you’d turn to if you didn’t smoke. Maybe you’d beat your wife.”

Benzene, arsenic and cyanide are all poisons. They’re all in cigarette smoke too.

In 1978, one tobacco executive said that “unhappiness causes cancer.” So smile!

In 1953, Phillip Morris advertised their cigarettes as “the cigarette that takes the FEAR out of smoking.”

A tobacco executive said that smoking is only as addictive as “sugar and salt and internet access.”

6.3 trillion cigarettes will be produced by tobacco companies in 2010, amounting to more than 900 cigarettes for every man, woman and child in the world.

There are 11 known human carcinogens in cigarette smoke.

An ingredient in mothballs- naphthalene- is also found in cigarette smoke.

In the US, cigarettes kill about 50 people an hour.

Urea is found in cigarettes. Urea is also found in Pee.

Methanol is found in cigarettes. Methanol is also found in antifreeze.

Cinnemaldyhyde is found in cigarettes. Cinnemaldehyde is also found in pet repellant.

Cadmium is found in cigarettes. Cadmium is also found in batteries.

Toluene is found in cigarette smoke. Toluene is also found in gasoline.

Hydrazine is found in cigarettes. Hydrazine is also found in rocket fuel.

Acetone is found in cigarette smoke. Acetone also removes nail polish.

Geraniol is found in cigarettes. Geraniol is also found in pesticides.

Formaldehyde is found in cigarette smoke. Formaldehyde preserves the dead.

Toluene is found in cigarette smoke. Toluene is also found in explosives.

Acetanisole is found in cigarettes. Acetanisole is also an ingredient in some perfumes.

Acetic Acid is found in cigarettes. Acetic Acid is also found in floor wipes.

Each year, about 5 million people around the world die from tobacco products.

In 1988, one tobacco company brainstormed the idea of a colored cigarette to “enhance wardrobe.”

In 2008, 3.5% of 8th graders, 5.0% of 10th graders, and 6.5% of 12th graders were frequent users of smokeless tobacco.

Adolescents who use smokeless tobacco are more likely to become cigarette smokers.

Smokeless tobacco use is higher among males (6.2%) than females (.4%) for people aged 12 or older.

Among males aged 12 to 17, smokeless tobacco use has increased significantly—from 3.4 percent in 2002 to 4.4 percent in 2007.

In 2005, the vast majority of secondary school students who used smokeless tobacco users were male.

2.2% of youths aged 12 to 17 started using smokeless tobacco in the past 12 months. 1.8% of young adults aged 18 to 25 and 0.1% of adults aged 26 or older began using smokeless tobacco during the same timeframe.

In 2007, among adults aged 26 or older, 3% had used smokeless tobacco in the past month. Among youths aged 12 to 17, the rate was 2.2%, and among young adults aged 18 to 25, the rate was 5% percent.

Smokeless tobacco use among men declined between 1987 and 2000. The largest declines were among those aged 18 to 24 years, people 65 years and older, African-Americans, residents of the South, and persons in more rural areas.

Revenues from smokeless tobacco sales totaled $2.59 billion in 2006.

The five major smokeless manufacturers spent a total of $354.1 million on advertising and promotion in 2006, an increase from the $250.8 million spent in 2005.

In 2006, smokeless tobacco companies reported spending $203.7 million on price discounts (payments made to smokeless tobacco retailers or wholesalers in order to reduce the price of smokeless tobacco to consumers).

77.44 million pounds of moist snuff were sold in 2006--more than the combined sales of all of the other types of smokeless tobacco. Moist snuff also continued to receive the most advertising and promotional support from smokeless tobacco companies.

Smokeless tobacco is addictive.

Smokeless tobacco use causes oral cancer, lesions, and gum recession.

Smokeless tobacco increases the risk of oral cancer.

Long-term smokeless tobacco users may be up to fifty times more likely to have cancers of the cheek and gum than non-users.

Using smokeless tobacco is also associated with gum recession, dental caries, and dental staining and abrasion.

Because nicotine from smokeless tobacco is absorbed through the mouth, it takes longer to produce an effect than if it were absorbed through the lungs. But using cigarettes and smokeless tobacco really do result in the same amount of nicotine intake.

An average of 4.5mg of nicotine is absorbed from 7.9g of chewing tobacco and an average of 3.6mg of nicotine is absorbed from 2.5g moist snuff.

One tobacco company brainstormed reaching its target consumer from ice cream trucks.

In 2010, tobacco will kill 6 million people worldwide.

In 2007, Camel sold pink and teal-packaged cigarettes which attracted young girls.